Stevanović announced the list of players for the preparations ahead of the World Cup

The head coach of the Serbian national team, Uroš Stevanović, has determined the list of players who will be in the national team's preparations for the World Cup qualification tournament, which will be held in Bucharest from January 6 to 12. The training sessions will take place from December 25 to 29 and from January 2 to 5.
The list includes: Pavle Gavrilović (Šabac), Vladimir Mišović (Crvena zvezda), Milan Glušac (Novi Beograd), Radoslav Virijević (Valis), Đorđe Lazić (Jadran HN), Bogdan Gavrilović (Radnički), Strahinja Krstić (Novi Beograd), Đorđe Vučinić (Novi Beograd), Petar Jakšić (Radnički), Luka Pljevančić (Šabac), Miljan Đokanović (Partizan), Ognjen Stojanović (Šabac), Marko Radulović (Posilipo), Vasilije Martinović (Novi Beograd), Nikola Lukić (Novi Beograd), Rodoljub Gajić (Crvena zvezda), Relja Danković (Crvena zvezda), Kosta Bodiroga (Partizan), Vuk Kojić (Valis), Vuk Milojević (Jadran HN), Viktor Urošević (Novi Beograd), Marko Dimitrijević (Novi Beograd), Luka Gladović (Novi Beograd), and Filip Novaković (Šabac).
The coaching staff consists of: Uroš Stevanović (head coach), Miloš Ćirić, Darko Bilić, Nemanja Ličanin, Miloš Ostojić (coaches), Dajana Zoretić (fitness trainer), Andrija Gerić (sports psychologist), Dr. Ivan Marjanvić and Dr. Nikola Repac (medical staff), Vladimir Radović and Aleksa Nikolić (physiotherapists).
Serbia will play in group "B" alongside Greece and Montenegro. Group "A" consists of France, Spain, and Hungary, while group "C" includes Romania, Japan, and the USA. Group "D" features Croatia and Georgia, as Italy has been banned from playing for six months.